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and in california, one electoral vote is 680,000. now wyoming is beautiful. is it four times more valuable than california. >> ifill: mark, we have all night long to figure it all out. >> we will. ifill: we will. we'll come back to this. finally tonight both parties are relying on young voters to >> ifill: and finally, both parties are relying on young voters to drive outcomes tonight and in coming election cycles. but are they still engaged? as part of our year long voters' project "listen to me," hari sreenivasan's been talking to college students about what is motivating them. >> sreenivasan: the pbs newshour is teaming up with student journalists across the country to find out what's on the minds of young voters this election season. the vote 2012 college tour is a joint venture with 24 journalism programs in a dozen states. for the last two months, students have been acting as novice producers helping collect videos for the newshour's "listen to me" project. that's where we ask americans what issues matter most to them and why. not surprisingly, many you
and in california, one electoral vote is 680,000. now wyoming is beautiful. is it four times more valuable than california. >> ifill: mark, we have all night long to figure it all out. >> we will. ifill: we will. we'll come back to this. finally tonight both parties are relying on young voters to >> ifill: and finally, both parties are relying on young voters to drive outcomes tonight and in coming election cycles. but are they still engaged? as part of our year long voters'...
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and a number of other topics. >> california is really ground zero for the initiative process. they tend to have more initiatives than any other state. they have 11 this year including two competing measures that would increase taxes in different ways to fund education and help balance the state budget. >> woodruff: we also know that health care is on the ballot. remind us where and what that would mean if those were to pass. >> sure. there are five states that have votes on the affordable care act this year. in missouri, it's bill that would prohibit the state from setting up a health insurance exchange. in the other four states it's a broader measure that attempts to block really implementation of the affordable care act. it sets up the right to have private insurance as a constitutional right in the state and prohibits the state from requiring anybody to buy insurance or penalizing anybody for failing to buy insurance. >> woodruff: and just quickly what are the polls showing on those? do we know much about the standing? >> well, you know, i have not checked the polls on thos
and a number of other topics. >> california is really ground zero for the initiative process. they tend to have more initiatives than any other state. they have 11 this year including two competing measures that would increase taxes in different ways to fund education and help balance the state budget. >> woodruff: we also know that health care is on the ballot. remind us where and what that would mean if those were to pass. >> sure. there are five states that have votes on...
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spencer michels examines propositions and congressional races on the ballot in california. and older americans are working longer and returning to the workforce after retiring. you can help paul solman look into that demographic shift. if you're an older worker, fill out a questionnare on the rundown. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank
spencer michels examines propositions and congressional races on the ballot in california. and older americans are working longer and returning to the workforce after retiring. you can help paul solman look into that demographic shift. if you're an older worker, fill out a questionnare on the rundown. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their...
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california, the polls have closed just a moment ago in the state of california. the president has won it for the second time. >> ifill: the next one is washington state where president obama hassles won. >> woodruff: and hawaii, his birth state, barack obama, the president has won hawaii the second time. one of the bluest states in the country. >> ifill: as we keep going west in idaho midded romney has won. and that's it for now. you know, i want to go back a little bit. we talked about ohio because we just had some interesting information even though we don't know the outcome. virginia. we now know that the senate race is over. tim kaine the democrat has won. we don't have any reporting in yet from for noak which apparently president obama won 71% of in 2008. we only have half of... is washington suburb which is very blue and only less than a third of fairfax county which is one of the battle ground counties in virginia. what does that tell you about where virginia is going coupled with the senate race. >> those are not only democratic leanings, they're big. the
california, the polls have closed just a moment ago in the state of california. the president has won it for the second time. >> ifill: the next one is washington state where president obama hassles won. >> woodruff: and hawaii, his birth state, barack obama, the president has won hawaii the second time. one of the bluest states in the country. >> ifill: as we keep going west in idaho midded romney has won. and that's it for now. you know, i want to go back a little bit. we...
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it took 48 hours in 1916 to confirm the fact that california had gone for wilson by 3,000 votes. that put him over the top. >> you know, judy and gwen, we're living in a different atmosphere after 2000. go back to 1960. john kennedy won texas by about 45,000 votes. illinois by about 9,000 votes. very close margins. a lot of people calling for the recount. in those times nixon felt politically he couldn't do it. i think if the same result occurred today, post 2000, there would be huge pressure on nixon not to concede and to essentially generate a lot of lawsuits. >> gerald ford in 1976 lost the election basically in southern ohio lost ohio by 11,000 votes and hawaii which 4,000. the next morning there was never any question about his conceding. >> woodruff: all these questions about whether a state should have been called in this instance we're talking about ohio. the television networks have projected ohio. it's also the associated press. it's my understanding there's a consensus the major news organizations about ohio. if it is the case that governor romney is not accepting that
it took 48 hours in 1916 to confirm the fact that california had gone for wilson by 3,000 votes. that put him over the top. >> you know, judy and gwen, we're living in a different atmosphere after 2000. go back to 1960. john kennedy won texas by about 45,000 votes. illinois by about 9,000 votes. very close margins. a lot of people calling for the recount. in those times nixon felt politically he couldn't do it. i think if the same result occurred today, post 2000, there would be huge...